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DeMarcus Ware to have surgery on fractured forearm

Updated on September 19, 2016 at 10:44 PMPosted on September 19, 2016 at 10:35 PM

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Denver Broncos outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware on the turf after breaking his right forearm during the second half in a NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Denver.
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Denver Broncos outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday after breaking the ulna of his right arm during an NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

Denver coach Gary Kubiak announced at his Monday press conference that Ware would have surgery. The Broncos expect Ware to miss four or five weeks.

"We know that we're going to get him back, so that's very encouraging," Kubiak said.

Ware suffered the injury in the second half of Denver's 34-20 victory over the Colts when he collided with teammate Von Miller while chasing quarterback Andrew Luck.

Ware played prep football at Auburn High School before becoming a collegiate star at Troy. He went to the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th choice in the 2005 NFL Draft and has earned All-Pro recognition four times and received nine Pro Bowl invitations.

Ware had two sacks in Denver's two games this season, boosting his career total to 136.5, which puts him 10th on the NFL's all-time sack list.

Last season, Ware missed five games because of a back problem. But Denver's defensive captain came back to record 3.5 sacks in the playoffs as the Broncos won Super Bowl 50.

"As long as he's there in the end, man, that's when we're going to need him," Denver cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said. "I mean, of course it's going to make it harder for us to continue to dominate like we are on the edges. But at the end, as long as we've got him coming at 100 percent at the end of the season, that's the main thing."

Denver visits the Cincinnati Bengals at noon CDT Sunday.

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